Large fines for major food companies would suggest that health and safety in food industry is an area of concern. The introduction of new sentencing guidelines for health and safety offences has seen major fines for food businesses. A well-known fast food company was fine £1million when two employees were burned by hot gravy carelessly…
Listeria monocytogenes is the pathogen responsible for the foodborne illness listeriosis. The incidence of listeriosis is relatively low. However, Food Standards Agency state this disease causes more deaths in the UK from food poisoning than any other foodborne pathogen and annual costs to the economy are estimated at £245 million. This deadly pathogen commonly found…
Supermarket Fined £644,000 for Mouse Infestation A major supermarket in Park Royal, London received a £644,000 for mouse infestation. The supermarket failed to keep the premises clean, ensure adequate procedures in place to control pests and placed unfit food on the market. Pests are a major food safety hazard can contaminate food with harmful pathogenic…
Food safety is important for moral, legal and financial reasons. Every year over one million people will suffer from food poisoning, twenty thousand will end up in hospital and five hundred will die. The annual financial cost of food poisoning is around £1.5 billion. Negligence, ignorance, poor management and negative or complacent food culture are…
Salmonella may be on the decrease with a seven year reduction in reported cases of Salmonellosis in Europe, but this deadly pathogen is still responsible for major outbreaks of food poisoning in the UK and throughout the world. Reducing the risk of Salmonella is important for moral, legal and financial reasons. Salmonellosis leads to 2,500…
Food allergy is a serious food safety hazard. It is an abnormal immunological response and occurs when the body mistakenly perceives the protein in certain foods as a threat. The number of people with food allergies has risen sharply over the past few decades. Food allergy in the UK affects around 8% of children under…